Javea Grapevine Issue No. 172 - 2014 | Page 24

| The Grapevine Issue 172 2014 The Economic Development Dept has organised a conference on business motivation Jávea on the 29th and 30th September. 14 Steps to Succeed ----Xàbia Business Conference The councillor responsible, Juan Luis Cardona, explained that this forum is being organized by CREAMA Javea in collaboration with the business platform Javea Idea, and has created the slogan of the conference “14 Steps to Succeed”; 14 papers exploring this theme will be offered during Monday and Tuesday. CREAMA Administrator, Josette Russo, has planned these days to feature some acclaimed speakers, notably: Isra García (innovation and social networking expert), Sugata Jain (an Indian entrepreneur specialising in helping managers and businesses) and Helena López-Casares (who has written a book about the courage and fortitude of tennis player Rafa Nadal). These speakers, along with local businessman Luke Gisbert will be responsible for the successful innovation of “14 Steps to Succeed”. The conference will also have two large groups dedicated to business motivation and entrepreneurship with emphasis on “E” for ecology, to be coordinated by Javea Idea. Russo stated that the intention of this forum is to create a space for reflection and learning for people who want to build their business and entrepreneurs who are already in business, for all to learn from the experiences of others and how to apply it to each individual case. She added that the project has a grant of 6,500 Euros from the Council through the support of the General Directive of European Funds, controlled by Juan Viesca, who will be there on the opening day. Also attending will be: Jose Antonio Ivars (the Director of Training for Entrepreneurs - from the Chamber of Commerce of Granada), Pedro A. Olivares (from Consultancy Salto Red) and Alfonso A. Hernández (Cepsinat CEO and business coach). From Idea Javea, Chema Lopez added that an important approach is concerned with looking at the more human element of role of employer and useful tools. To this end, we have scheduled a series of talks with Javea entrepreneurs who are achieving success with sustainable projects and hope that their experiences will be a guiding light to others. The speakers in this section are: Sergio Laffite (Rodando Eco Mensajeria), Chema Campos (Infotelma energy), Miguel Angel Devesa (Natural Solter), Angels Fornes (Aestas Ecotourism), Guiomar Ramirez Montesinos (Centro Terapeutico Mezquida) and coach David Casado. To participate in any of the three days, which will be Monday 29th morning and afternoon and Tuesday 30th morning in the Centro Social-Biblioteca de Duanes, you must first sign up. For more information and registration please contact the CREAMA office at Le Clot or the website www.creama. org. The direct Link to the form to register is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vXvHojamqzFpekMZ7cMC6SbakxHCaxeLtdT8Zvq9A8Y/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link